I had no mechanics at the time, only a support program thro the University Bultaco dealership in Seattle. Quote 5 "Three days before the Spanish GP, I took a Pursang out of the crate, assembled it & took it to my 1st GP. Ie The story is significantly diff years later. Whatever I wanted from the factory, I got'." (VMX#3, c2000.) '1974 was a bigger change year for me than 73. Modified bikes would take their place the following season however Jim never equalled the results which he achieved on true prod'n machinery. Jim had started the 73 season on a production 250 Bultaco Pursang. 'I was actually a privateer when I won that 1st race'. With a brand new & unproven bike he didn't break any record initially but was reportedly the fastest Bul rider out there. He went straight from the factory to the track for practice around 4pm. It took Jim until Fri a'noon before the GP to get the 250 pursang together. it had to be assembled & prepared to race'. Quote 4 " 'Just before the race I collected my bike in a crate from the old factory. Unfortunately the guy at the Betor factory who built them forgot how he did it or lost the design or something cos they were unable to duplicate the rear suspension for the rest of the season" (CI Jul 74 by John Huetter) The only change had been a cro-mo frame w stock geometry & some one-off betor shocks that had been built for this race. Quote 3 "Pomeroy's pursang was embarrassingly stock. The Bul factory frame is better-handling cos it feels like its stronger & doesnt flex as much, but that day I was patriotic & I said, OK, I'll use everything American today" (Cycle Illustrated Jul74 Interview conducted probably by Terry Pratt "in late 73", 8-9mths after the GP)
Its made too light & it cracks everywhere. About all it had was a cro-mo frame made in the states.
I'm used to riding a std bike & thats what I wanted. (Did the factory build it the way you wanted it?) I didnt know how I wanted it. (How special were the GP Buls?) They werent too special compared to the Suzukis & Maicos & everything. I was worried but they finished the bikes about 2hrs before practice started the day before the race. I got there about 3 days before the race to see my bikes & see if they were OK & they werent even finished. Quote 2 "I went to Spain for about 2wks first, picked up 2 standard bikes to use in Feb & Mar in races in Belgium. Its the closest record I've found to the actual GP in Apr 73, & apart from the shocks he didnt seem to know much about the bike & why it was lighter! Interview no doubt conducted when JP was in US in the 6wk mid-season break after 7th GP. (DB Nov73, same issue they had Superbowl 2 report)
Its a smaller shock & ea shock is a pound lighter than a std shock". I had to dig up some new betors that worked.
It was harder to ride cos it had more power & it was lighter. It was lighter & it just changed a lot the handling. So we got the bikes done, just took them straight to the track. Fri a'noon about 1pm we finished & the practise started at 4pm. Some english riders Malcolm Davis & Vic Allan & some other dudes, were there at the factory. They werent done! I was getting so nervous & sick cos I couldn't believe it. Quote 1 "We got there in Spain about a week & a half before the GP & went to the factory. So here's a few of the diff versions in print, in chronological order as published - all attributed to JP:
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